In short, the enlightenment privatized marriage, taking it out of the public sphere, and redefined its purpose as individual gratification, not any 'broader good' such as reflecting God's nature, producing character, or raising children. Slowly but surely, this newer understanding of the meaning of marriage has displaced the older ones in Western culture.

The gospel frees us from the relentless pressure of having to prove ourselves, for we are already proven and secure.

Only with time do we really learn who the other person is and come to love the person for him- or herself and not just for the feelings and experiences they give us.

The resurrection makes Christianity the most irritating religion on the face of the earth.

As many have learned and later taught, you don't realize Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have.

The goal of prayer is not just the sharing of our ideas, but also of ourselves.

The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus's tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in.